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Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: -----he has to stand over their judgments-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: -----when the perpetrators receive virtually no sentence and in some cases none at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: He started it.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I know, but he started it. He hardly called my name not wanting me to reply.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: It is as simple as this, Paul. The point I was making is white, middle aged, conservative men are passing judgement on women, minorities and victims of child abuse-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: -----should not be predominant in our Judiciary. That was the point I made.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Is Senator Burke happy with the sentencing that judges are handing down to perpetrators of child abuse and rape-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: I am sorry. If Senator Burke is happy with the sentencing, that is fine. My concern is what male judges are handing out to those who committed rape, as we saw this week.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: The perpetrators, who are also white and are also from-----

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: "They come from respectable families." That is what the judges say.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: "It was out of character." That is what the judges are saying on behalf of the perpetrators before they hand out non-custodial sentences.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: They think that handing €15,000 over is enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: You did not hear it. Is that so? He said it more than once.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Ask him whether he said it and whether he will repeat it.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Ask him to repeat it, because I am sure he will.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Is he going to withdraw the comment? Sorry, a Chathaoirligh. Is he going to withdraw the comment?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Is he going to withdraw the comment?

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Until he answers that question, we are not going to proceed.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Sorry, a Chathaoirligh, Senator Catherine Noone would like to say something.

Seanad: Order of Business (16 Jul 2015)

Mark Daly: Senator Burke should be afforded an opportunity-----